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GMC Terrain Receives New Crash Avoidance System

General Motors is adding a new safety feature to its GMC Terrain SUV: A single high-resolution digital camera, mounted at the top of the windshield identifies other vehicles and lane markings. Visual and audible alerts warn the driver if he or she is following too close, when a collision is imminent, or if the car leaves its lane without signaling. GM says the crash avoidance system is the first of its kind and is offering it as a $295 option. The Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac SRX are also expected to get the option at some point, as well.

GM says that the National Automotive Sampling System estimates rear-end crashes account for roughly 28 percent of the nearly 6 million traffic incidents reported to police annually. According to GM’s press release the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributes the majority of rear-end collisions to inattentive drivers and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the new system could potentially prevent rear-end collisions.The crash avoidance system displays solid green “vehicle ahead” and “lanes detected” icons when it senses another vehicle in front of it or lanes painted on the ground. When the system perceives a crash with the vehicle in front a red “forward collision alert” icon flashes and the system sounds a warning beep. If the collision is deemed imminent the system pre-charges the vehicle’s brakes for maximum braking. If the vehicle leaves its lane without the driver signaling the system flashes an amber “lane departure warning” icon and sounds a warning chime. The forward collision alert works at speeds above 25 mph and the lane departure warning works at speeds above 35 mph.

The system’s software is busy studying 14 frames per second to calculate if the distance of a forward vehicle is decreasing at an unsafe rate. Driver inputs such as accelerator, brake and steering changes are also taken into account. It is also designed to work at night and can recognize taillights.Source: General Motors

You're a fucking moron... 180k and original brakes? I really don't give a damn if you're dumb ass gets hurt due to your failure to keep proper maintenance on your vehicle, but you're endangering people who actually have some common sense EVERY TIME you drive near them. And watch, your breaks are going to fail and injure someone innocent because you're suck a fucking moron.

Great another button on the steering wheel that 70% of the driving public will not know how to use. All this technology to protect stupid people. What ever happened to natural selection. With all the safety nannies and welfare we are headed for a state of idiocracy.

Good for you. Have a cookie.
The new 2009 Canyon I owned was in the shop for four out of the nine painful months I owned it. Wonderful things like the wipers going on by themselves due to "buss noise" and needing a firmware reflash to fix, which then caused my door locks to stop working, which fixing caused my remote starter to stop working, which then... well, you get the picture. When it was running good you had to have the stereo blasting to drown out the squeaks and rattles. All with less than 20k on the clock.
I won't say one brand is better than another. I will say we need less electrical equipment and less automation in new vehicles.

So true.
If you need a car that parks itself or tells you when you are following to close, then admit it - you don't know how to drive. This is not a safety or convenience feature, its a crutch that enables people that shouldn't be on the road.
I had to cut the wires for the anti-lock brakes on my truck. Toyota has a "panic assist" that applies maximum braking if you tap the brakes twice quickly. It was kicking in every time I had my foot on the brake going over a bump. No faults found say multiple dealers. Most people have the problem say the internet. Another case of automation where it wasn't needed.

I like the Terrain--it is a definite contender for my next auto purchase. The fact that GMC is looking to add features speaks well of its future and investment in the line. If they come out with a Denali version---I am sold!

awesome, that's just what we need
the car to randomly beep at us because the camera lens has bugs on it
how about the old fashioned crash avoidance system of looking where you're friggin driving?
all it takes is a minor electronic malfunction (common in GM vehicles) and the car will be constantly beeping at you... unbearable